Qatar helps FIFA evacuate footballers and families from Afghanistan
The Peninsula
World soccer's governing body FIFA said on Friday it had worked with the Qatari government to almost evacuate 100 football players from Afghanistan.
The Taliban seized control of Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Aug 15 and announced a new government last month after US-led foreign forces withdrew and the Western-backed government collapsed.
Assistant Foreign Minister and Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs HE Lolwah bint Rashid Al Khater had said the players and their families were among the passengers to arrive on a flight from Kabul on Thursday.
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